Median household income (1999): $51,649
Estimated median household income in 2005: $51,419
| This zip code | $51,419 | | Colorado: | $50,652 |
Nearest zip codes: 80521, 80525, 80524, 80538, 80528, 80547.
Housing units in zip code 80526 with a mortgage: 7,630 (1,324 second mortgage, 918 home equity loan, 51 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,231
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,223
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $298
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 9.6% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.7% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.9 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 3.9 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 552
- 1995 to 1998: 2,659
- 1990 to 1994: 2,812
- 1980 to 1989: 4,843
- 1970 to 1979: 4,235
- 1960 to 1969: 1,055
- 1950 to 1959: 306
- 1940 to 1949: 38
- 1939 or earlier: 102
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Collins, CO (80526):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 218
- 2 bedrooms: 1,749
- 3 bedrooms: 4,372
- 4 bedrooms: 3,368
- 5 or more bedrooms: 1,013
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 206
- 1 bedrooms: 1,065
- 2 bedrooms: 2,612
- 3 bedrooms: 1,031
- 4 bedrooms: 477
- 5 or more bedrooms: 62
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Vehicles available in 80526 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 140
- 1 vehicle: 2,319
- 2 vehicles: 5,055
- 3 vehicles: 2,361
- 4 vehicles: 581
- 5 or more vehicles: 264
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 337
- 1 vehicle: 2,384
- 2 vehicles: 1,915
- 3 vehicles: 610
- 4 vehicles: 125
- 5 or more vehicles: 82
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 80526:
- $15,000 to $19,999: 17
- $50,000 to $59,999: 7
- $80,000 to $89,999: 63
- $90,000 to $99,999: 96
- $100,000 to $124,999: 630
- $125,000 to $149,999: 1995
- $150,000 to $174,999: 2423
- $175,000 to $199,999: 1337
- $200,000 to $249,999: 1125
- $250,000 to $299,999: 463
- $300,000 to $399,999: 430
- $400,000 to $499,999: 183
- $500,000 to $749,999: 66
- $750,000 to $999,999: 18
- $1,000,000 or more: 8
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 80526:
- Less than $100: 19
- $100 to $149: 29
- $150 to $199: 24
- $200 to $249: 37
- $250 to $299: 81
- $300 to $349: 159
- $350 to $399: 115
- $400 to $449: 138
- $450 to $499: 337
- $500 to $549: 428
- $550 to $599: 464
- $600 to $649: 479
- $650 to $699: 776
- $700 to $749: 349
- $750 to $799: 278
- $800 to $899: 310
- $900 to $999: 437
- $1,000 to $1,249: 679
- $1,250 to $1,499: 89
- $1,500 to $1,999: 98
- $2,000 or more: 29
- No cash rent: 82
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $191,900
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $233,901
- Black or African American householders: $212,472
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $246,227
- Asian householders: $240,064
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $227,599
- Some other race householders: $221,716
- Two or more races householders: $223,957
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $230,400
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 10,132
- One, attached: 1,381
- Two: 257
- 3 or 4: 1,062
- 5 to 9: 1,193
- 10 to 19: 1,310
- 20 to 49: 267
- 50 or more: 321
- Mobile homes: 679

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 19,093 (81%)
- Carpooled: 2,284 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 233 (1%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 8 (0%)
- Ferryboat: 20 (0%)
- Taxi: 6 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 18 (0%)
- Bicycle: 538 (2%)
- Walked: 364 (2%)
- Other means: 70 (0%)
- Worked at home: 959 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 461
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2653
- 10 to 14 minutes: 5227
- 15 to 19 minutes: 5813
- 20 to 24 minutes: 3689
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1028
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1320
- 35 to 39 minutes: 278
- 40 to 44 minutes: 271
- 45 to 59 minutes: 703
- 60 to 89 minutes: 858
- 90 or more minutes: 339
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 89.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 42,211
- In family households: 33,060 (8,369 male householders, 2,072 female householders)
8,838 spouses, 12,329 children (11,445 natural, 246 adopted, 638 stepchildren), 220 grandchildren, 285 brothers or sisters, 129 parents, 191 other relatives, 627 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9,151 (2,790 male householders (1,473 living alone)), 2,948 female householders (1,966 living alone)), 3,413 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 192 (92 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,107 2-persons, 2,337 3-persons, 2,563 4-persons, 1,023 5-persons, 296 6-persons, 115 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,439 1-person, 1,566 2-persons, 460 3-persons, 243 4-persons, 30 5-persons.
8,430 married couples with children.
1,967 single-parent households (472 men, 1,495 women).
91.2% of residents of 80526 zip code speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 18% well, 9% not well, 4% not at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 17% well, 5% not well, 1% not at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% very well, 36% well, 12% not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (66% very well, 27% well, 6% not well).
Foreign born population: 2,168 (5.1%)
(29.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (16%)
- United Kingdom (10%)
- Germany (7%)
- India (7%)
- Other Western Asia (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Canada (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,024
- 1990 to 1994: 305
- 1985 to 1989: 211
- 1980 to 1984: 191
- 1975 to 1979: 103
- 1970 to 1974: 83
- 1970 to 1974: 83
- 1965 to 1969: 168
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First ancestries reported:
- German: 9265
- Other groups: 5292
- English: 4004
- Irish: 3392
- United States or American: 1951
- Italian: 1791
- Scottish: 1174
- Norwegian: 1037
- Swedish: 978
- French (except Basque): 793
- Scotch-Irish: 758
- European: 720
- Polish: 694
- Dutch: 659
- British: 399
- Danish: 374
- Welsh: 310
- French Canadian: 308
- Arab:: 224
- Russian: 199
- Czech: 179
- Scandinavian: 176
- Hungarian: 150
- Greek: 134
- Subsaharan African:: 134
- Swiss: 134
- Other Arab: 102
- Northern European: 100
- Ukrainian: 93
- Austrian: 89
- Lithuanian: 72
- Finnish: 67
- Czechoslovakian: 61
- Arab/Arabic: 57
- Yugoslavian: 56
- Ethiopian: 55
- Belgian: 53
- Romanian: 52
- Eastern European: 48
- Slovak: 39
- Syrian: 35
- African: 33
- Sudanese: 31
- Turkish: 29
- Canadian: 28
- Latvian: 26
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 25
- Croatian: 20
- Australian: 20
- Armenian: 19
- Lebanese: 16
- Portuguese: 14
- Israeli: 14
- Barbadian: 14
- German Russian: 8
- Celtic: 8
- Moroccan: 8
- Ugandan: 8
- Other Subsaharan African: 7
- Basque: 7
- Haitian: 7
- Palestinian: 6
- New Zealander: 5
- Jamaican: 4

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 80526 not listed on the city page:- LOPEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 527; Location: 637 WABASH, FORT COLLINS, CO; Grades: KG - 06)
- JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 516; Location: 4101 SENECA STREET, FORT COLLINS, CO; Grades: KG - 06)
- MC GRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 490; Location: 4800 HINSDALE, FORT COLLINS, CO; Grades: PK - 06)
- OLANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 459; Location: 3401 AUNTIE STONE STREET, FORT COLLINS, CO; Grades: KG - 06)
- BEATTIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 410; Location: 3000 MEADOWLARK, FORT COLLINS, CO; Grades: PK - 06)
- BAUDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 395; Location: 2345 WEST PROSPECT, FORT COLLINS, CO; Grades: KG - 06)
- PEAK ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (Students: 29; Location: 2551 HAMPSHIRE ROAD, FORT COLLINS, CO; Grades: 06 - 12)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- COLORADO DIV OF WILDLIFE NE REGION (317 W PROSPECT in FORT COLLINS, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - NPDES-CO0043524, NPDES NON-MAJOR
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: STATE OF COLORADO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: COLORADO DIVISION OF WILDLIFE
- QLT USA INC (701 CENTRE DR in FORT COLLINS, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COR000007526, SQG
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business NAICS classification: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: ATRIX LABORATORIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ATRIX LABORATORIES INC
- LARIMER COUNTY LANDFILL (5887 SOUTH TAFT HILL ROAD in FORT COLLINS, CO)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - SWMS-069-LFL-005, REFUSE DISPOSAL, APCDSSP-CO0690381, AIR MAJOR
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
- USDA ARS - CROPS RESEARCH LABORATORY (1701 CENTER AVE in FT COLLINS, CO). Federal Facility. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - HMTRACK-VA-00296, GROUND WATER PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: USDA AGRICULTURE RESEARCH (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: USDA CROP RESEARCH LAB
- WEBBER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (4201 SENECA STREET in FORT COLLINS, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-9330
Organizations: POUDRE R-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BAUDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2345 WEST PROSPECT in FORT COLLINS, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0612
Organizations: POUDRE R-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BEATTIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (3000 MEADOWLARK in FORT COLLINS, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0678
Organizations: POUDRE R-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BLEVINS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (2101 SOUTH TAFT HILL ROAD in FORT COLLINS, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0892
Organizations: POUDRE R-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL (1300 WEST SWALLOW ROAD in FORT COLLINS, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-7470
Organizations: POUDRE R-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- TPI PETROLEUM INC. #4107 (221 WEST PROSPECT ROAD in FORT COLLINS, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Organizations: TOTAL PETROLEUM INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DIAMOND SHAMROCK, TOTAL #2623, TOTAL PETROLEUM INCORPORATED 4107
- COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS (2901 SOUTH SHIELDS in FORT COLLINS, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1871
Organizations: POUDRE R-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (4101 SENECA STREET in FORT COLLINS, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4456
Organizations: POUDRE R-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MC GRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (4800 HINSDALE in FORT COLLINS, CO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5688
Organizations: POUDRE R-1 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,100


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (75%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 15509
- Northeast: 3609
- Midwest: 10567
- South: 3572
- West: 6539
43% of the 80526 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Colorado.
Population in 1990: 29,180. Population change in the 1990s: +12,943 (+44.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 384
| Here: | 7.3% | | Colorado: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 168
| Here: | 6.8% | | Colorado: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 175
| Here: | 3.9% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (FORT COLLINS, CO):
- TECHNI GRAPHIC SYSTEMS, INC (2301 RES BLVD STE 101; small business): $34,210,587 in 37 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing), Maps, Atlases, Charts, and Globes, ADP Data Conversion Services, ADP Systems Development Services, and more by Department of Defense, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Army, Geological Survey, and others Signed by year: 2000: $75,000; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $8,503,650; 2004: $10,143,823; 2005: $13,639,014; 2006: $1,849,100.
Biggest contracts:
$5,763,377 with Department of Defense for Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing). Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2004-01-13.
$3,958,638 with National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing). Signed on 2004-01-30. Completion date: 2004-01-13.
$2,529,250 with Department of Defense for Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing). Signed on 2005-01-13. Completion date: 2004-01-13.
$2,477,931, same as above. Signed on 2003-05-23. Completion date: 2004-05-22.
- MBI CORP (2537 RES BLVD STE 202; small business): $1,717,463 in 40 contracts from 1999 to 2002
Contracts for Administrative and Service Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Warehouse Buildings by Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2), Air Force, Army Signed by year: 2000: $471,310; 2001: $1,240,209; 2002: $6,586; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$1,204,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Administrative and Service Buildings. Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 2002-04-15.
$196,863 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2000-04-24. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$65,223, same as above. Signed on 2000-06-08. Completion date: 2000-09-17.
$33,846, same as above. Signed on 2000-11-28. Completion date: 2000-11-30.
- INFORMATION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIE (5412 HILLDALE CT; small business): $1,372,034 in 7 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D), Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D) by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $69,947; 2003: $441,498; 2004: $427,992; 2005: $69,966; 2006: $362,631.
Biggest contracts:
$371,525 with Army for Other Defense -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2003-01-09. Completion date: 2004-04-14.
$362,631, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-25. Completion date: 2007-01-22.
$357,993, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-17. Completion date: 2005-01-28.
$69,999, same as above. Signed on 2004-01-08. Completion date: 2004-12-16.
- ENVIROSTAT, INC (2719 GARRETT DRIVE; small business): $218,000 in 5 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D), ADP Software, Equipment, and Telecommunications Training by Army, EPA Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $50,000; 2004: $50,000; 2005: $68,000; 2006: $50,000.
Biggest contracts:
$50,000 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2006-03-15. Completion date: 2004-06-15.
$50,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-05. Completion date: 2004-06-15.
$50,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-09. Completion date: 2004-06-15.
$50,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-04. Completion date: 2004-06-15.
- MICHAEL''S PLUM (2119 MANCHESTER DR; small business)
$44,720 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2003-04-07. Completion date: 2003-03-06.
- LILLEY, DOREEN & MARC (1801 SCARBOROUGH DR; small business): $41,562 in 6 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by Army, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $12,024; 2005: $12,510; 2006: $17,028.
Biggest contracts:
$13,008 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2006-03-23. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$12,510, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-08. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$12,024, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-26. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
$4,020 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2006-04-28. Completion date: 2007-05-01.
- WILLIAM WELBORN (2919 NEIL DR #2; small business): $22,124 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$15,289 with Army for Technical Assistance. Taking place in MS. Signed on 2006-02-27. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$6,835, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-08. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
- CAROLES CLEANING, INC (4129 SHORELINE DR; small business): $5,095 in 3 contracts in 2003
$10,144 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2003-01-30. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2003-01-30. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$-5,049, same as above. Signed on 2003-04-29. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
- VON GUNTEN ENGINEERING SOFTWAR (363 W DRAKE ROAD; small business)
$2,885 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for ADP Software. Taking place in NM. Signed on 2002-07-29. Completion date: 2002-07-19.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 5)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 3, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 8)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Computer Systems Design Services (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 17)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Custom Computer Programming Services (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 8)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (100-249: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 11)
- Finance and Insurance: Credit Unions (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 4, 5-9: 13, 1-4: 9)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 93 people in nursing homes
- 80 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 18 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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